Device for dispensing tickets.



I. F. DWYER.

DEVICE FOR DISPENSING TICKETS.

APPLICATION FILED IAII.28. Isla.

Lzz `A Patented nme4,1918.

IIIII .Imn-II /7/ELE- 8' JOSEPH F. DWYER; or' SEATTLE, wnsnmeron.

DEVICE FOR DISPENSI TICKETS.

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Application led January 28, 1918. `Serial No: 2145182.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that ll, JosrH F. IDWYnR, citizen of the United States, residingV at Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have --inven'ted a certainnew and useful Improvement in Devices for Disfollowing is roll within easy access of a purchaser and in a position where it is protected but may be easily seen and read before it is purchased. v

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of this class consisting of a receptacle or box into which a plurality of ticket rolls may be easily/ and-quickly inserted and to provide suitable means, in the form ofa removable side for the box having rigid spaced apart partitions,-for separating the several rolls from eachother and 'for holding the rolls. in the correct alinements with slotsl through which' thetickets are dispensed. 4 A

A still further Objectis toprovide a tension device that will permit the tickets to be freely removedbut will prevent themfrom being pushed back into the boX after they have been partiallyl ldrawn.

rlhe invention consists in the novel construction, adaptation and combination of parts as will be more clearly hereinafter de-. I

scribed and claimed.

The device is particularlyY well adapted for dispensing tickets from ticket rolls-in such manner that the ticket onjthe outer endl of the roll will always be. visible and that none of theothenticketson the roll will be visible as the tickets are successively torn oli' and isinteiided for dispensing tickets from rolls wherein each ticket specifies a small article of merchandise; that is being l sold to the purchaser and a few of the tickets specify a valuable article of merchandise that is sold along with the smaller ara ticle.

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a device constructed in accordance with my in Vention;

I accomplish these objects by fdevices illustrated in the accompanying drawings,-

Fig.'2 is a view cross-section substan tially-on broken-line2, 2 of Fig. l;

Fig` 3 is a view in cross-section on broken line 3, 3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is'a fragmentary view in perspective illustrating'a detail of the invention; and v Fig. 5.is a plan view illustrating one form o f tickets that may be dispensed by this device.

Referring to the drawings, throughout which like reference numerals designate'like parts, the numeral 6 indicates the bottom of a box that is providedwith two end walls 7 and 8,`a top 9 and front and rear side walls ,10 and 11 respectively, the rear side wall 11 being-in the form of a removable door.

The front'side wall 10 is provided at a short distance fromv the top with an inclined shelf that is formed with a plurality of ticket grooves 12 that are spaced from each other by ribs 13 and communicate at their upper ends with the interior of the box by slots 14. Y The grooves 12 are each wide enough for the reception of tickets that are in the well knowmform of a strip'or ribbon 15 of heavy paper or cardboard that maybe rolled and placed on a spindle or shaft 16 that extends lengthwise'withinthe box and has its ends supported within slots 17 in the opposite end walls 7 and 8 ofthe box. i .The slots 17 extend to 'the rear side of the box so that thel shaft 16 may easily be inserted or removed therefrom. Y

The back wall 1 1 of the box isremovable and is provided with a plurality of 'rigid partitions or spacing members l8tthat lit between adjacent rolls of tickets 15 on .the shaft l16 and to-'keep the several rolls in the correct alinement -with their respective atA ticket 'outlet openings. and to prevent "the V shaft 1 6 and coperate with the slots 17 .in

the end walls to forma support forthe shaft `16 and V.prevent it from being moved rear`v ward. in thebox.

The ribs`l3 are adaptedto have a transparent' plate 21 rest thereon and cover the grooves 12, the plate 21 being secured to the box by overlapping cleats 22 disposed at each end thereof.

lThe grooves 12 areV j ustl wide enoughl to permit the passage of the ticket strips and the front side of the box is recessed as at 23 adjacent the outer end of each of said grooves so that a person can reach the fingers into the recesses 23 and get hold of the tickets to pull them out.

The ticket strips 15 are perforated at intervals in a well known manner as indicated at 24 so that they will tear easily and at right angles to the strip.

The ticket rolls are placed on the shaft 16 so that the strips 15 may be passed upwardly from the front side ofthe rolls around a fixed guide 25, between such guide and tension members 26 and thence outwardly through the slots 14 and grooves 12.

The tension members 26 are mounted on a transverse shaft or pin 27 and are held in engagement with the ticket strip by `a spring 28, the arrangement of the tension members being such that they normally exert a yielding pressure on the ticket strips 15 and permit them to be drawn out of the box but will forcibly wedge the ticket strips 15 between themselves and the guide and will prevent the ticket strips from being pushed back into the box after they have been drawn out of the boX far enough to be read.

The lowermost front edge of the transparent plate 21 is preferably straight and sharp so that it ywill facilitate the tearing ofl' of the tickets.

The tickets may have printed matter on one side to indicatethe nature of the purchase that is made and this printed matter is clearly visible at all times through the transparent plate 21.

The tickets are preferably printed and rolled and may havetheir ends inserted between the guide 25 and friction members 26 and projected into the grooves 12 so that the first ticket on the roll may be read through the transparent plate 21.

The rolls are then placed on the shaft 16- in their proper order, the shaft is inserted in the slots 17l and the back wall 11 with its artition members 18 is brought into lplace to close the boX and hold the ticket rolls in the proper spaced relation.

The tickets may be printed in vvarious ways to indicate the merchandise that they represent and occasionally one of such tickets may indicate that the purchaser gets, not only the usual small article of merchandise, but also gets a valuable article, as`

a camera' or the like along with it. Thus a'person is aware of the article he is buying when he pulls' out-a ticket but he does and'that changesmay be resorted to within the scope of the following claims. What I claim is :l

1. A device for dispensing tickets from a ticket roll comprising a receptacle having grooves through which the tickets may bel withdrawn, said receptacle being provided in each' end wall with slots that extend from the rear side thereof forwardly; a shaft whereon ticket rolls may be placed, said shaft being adapted to be inserted in said slots; a removable back wall forvsaid .receptacle and guide members xedly sev cured to said removable back wall adapted to be inserted between the ticket rolls on said shaft to hold said ticket rolls in spaced apart Irelation said guide members having slots that it over said shaft. and coperate with said slots inthe end walls of said re# ceptacle to form a support for said shaft.

2. A ticket dispenser comprising a' rectangular boXlike' receptacle, an inclined shelf formed on the. front side of said -re-` ceptacle and provided with ticket receiving v grooves that are separated from each other by ribs and communicate with the interior of said receptacle by means of slots formed at the ends of said grooves; a transparent plate adapted to rest on said ribs and cover said grooves whereby the tickets in said grooves will be visible; a shaft supported. transversely of said receptacle and adapted to have ticket rolls placed thereon; a'removable side provided in said receptacle; 4

. guide members carried Iby said removable.

side and adapted to be inserted between said rolls to hold said rolls in spaced apart vrelation; a guide over which the tickets may pass from said roll vto said grooves; and tension devices engaging said tickets, the said tension devices permitting said tickets tov be withdrawn from said receptacle but preventing said tickets from being pushed back vinto said receptacle. f

` A .In witness whereof, I hereunto Vsubscribe my name this 21st day of January, A. D'.

\ JOSEPH F. DWYER. 

